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Rapid Urbanisation in Cairo
- Economic Activity
- Demand for jobs outstrips supply and as
migrants tend to lack skills... they usually
have o work in the informal sector
- 50% of people in poor
areas work in informal
sector. In Ezbet El-Haganna
65%
- In Ezbet El-Hanna av. household income $44
- Demand for jobs outstrips supply and as
migrants tend to lack skills... they usually
have o work in the informal sector
- Service Provision
- the large num of people puts pressure on
essentail services eg water, sewerage
- In Ezbet El-Hanna 80% of households have no running water & 60%
are not connested o a sewage system
- Ezbet El-Hanna 52% those aged 9+ illiterate
- In Ezbet El-Hanna 80% of households have no running water & 60%
are not connested o a sewage system
- the large num of people puts pressure on
essentail services eg water, sewerage
- Informal Settlements
- urban authorities cannot keep up
with housing demand so new
migrants are forced to join earlier
migrants informal settlements. No
legal right to occupy the land. 1/3 of
city dwellers in LEDCs live in informal
cities
- Crudly constructed. Prone to dampness due to
poor drains : 60% of dwellings are regarded as
substandard
- Mostly in 3 main locations: agricultural lands surronding the city.
Rundown parts of the city and in refuse tips (the Zabaleen)
- urban authorities cannot keep up
with housing demand so new
migrants are forced to join earlier
migrants informal settlements. No
legal right to occupy the land. 1/3 of
city dwellers in LEDCs live in informal
cities
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